You're not gonna jokey-rhyme your way out of this one.

Willow ,'Sleeper'


Natter 64: Yes, we still need you  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


tommyrot - Sep 24, 2009 12:11:58 pm PDT #10774 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

You know what else is crazy? Dogs In Crazy Costumes


Polter-Cow - Sep 24, 2009 12:22:37 pm PDT #10775 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I suspect this opinion is shared by many here, but I really dislike surprise parties

I don't think I've had a surprise party in a long time, but I would like one. Even a regular party that showed people thought of me. Although maybe I wouldn't like a surprise party because I'd be annoyed that I didn't wear the right clothes. But I do like good surprises of most sorts.


Vortex - Sep 24, 2009 12:23:48 pm PDT #10776 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I am not a fan of surprises. It's probably the control freak in me. My mom threw a surprise party for my dad for his 60th birthday. My dad was a low key guy, didn't ask a lot of questions, but my mother was worried that he was getting suspicious, so she threw a "fake" surprise party. Also, she told him that she thought she was an alcoholic because "he was looking at my computer screen and I was writing an email about the party and I had to distract him"

So, when the time for the actual surprise party came, the plan was for my brother to invite my dad to dinner on the Saturday. Problem was, dad begged off because he had work to do, and he thought that we'd already celebrated his birthday with the fake surprise party.

So, I had to call and say "oh, I wanted you to meet someone at dinner, he's from out of town, but I guess you can meet him next time" My dad practially shouted "NO! we'll have dinner on Saturday." Even as he hugged me at the party, he was looking around for the mysterious guest/future son in law. I had to look at him and say "sorry, dad, complete fiction. I sold it though, huh?"


Daisy Jane - Sep 24, 2009 12:28:22 pm PDT #10777 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

So hey, you know who's crazy? Kirk Cameron.

I wonder if he's actually convinced himself of all that stuff, or if he's doing it to rile people up and get more money for that org.

Romanian girl's takedown of him was awe-SOME! "Bool-sheet!"


erikaj - Sep 24, 2009 12:29:51 pm PDT #10778 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!

Somebody once wanted to throw my mom one...I told him not to on pain of death...she hates that stuff. I wouldn't mind being surprised like that, but I'd probably hate being "punk'd"


Cashmere - Sep 24, 2009 12:33:27 pm PDT #10779 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

So hey, you know who's crazy? Kirk Cameron.

That is one dude I so hope doesn't get Left Behind.


§ ita § - Sep 24, 2009 12:35:16 pm PDT #10780 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My God, Kirk Cameron looks freakishly like CFerg in that picture.

In college my sister had one of those sitcom "no one loves me! Why isn't anyone celebrating my birthday????" days and then bang! Surprise party! Not that I was invited, but it seemed to cheer her up.


tommyrot - Sep 24, 2009 12:36:14 pm PDT #10781 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

You know what b.org needs? A satellite! We can get one put into Earth orbit for only $8000 - we'd have to build it first, but I'd volunteer to do that....

The 8k Personal Satellite (and Other Space Adventures)

But I read somewhere else that these satellites would only remain in orbit for about 30 days. If that's the case, I say forget it; I'd expect a Buffista satellite to remain in orbit for years....


tommyrot - Sep 24, 2009 12:37:14 pm PDT #10782 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Not that I was invited

Are/were you bitter?


Kathy A - Sep 24, 2009 12:38:06 pm PDT #10783 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

When my sibs and I threw a surprise 60th for Mom, Dad looked at all of us and warned us on with the glare of "damnit, I mean it!" to not even consider doing the same for him the following year.

Mom's party went really well--not only did she have no clue about the party itself, she had no clue that Sis was flying in from Seattle and that Bro and his family of five were driving in from New Jersey not only for the party, but also to spend the week with her afterwards. She was ecstatic to have everyone together for the first time in years (she had retired by then, so didn't have to worry about work that week), and saw family and friends at the party she hadn't seen in forever.